Kofi, Austin Creed make raucous debut as New Level at AEW All In after Britt Baker returns

It’s a new day in AEW.It was not about when and how the future Hall of Fame WWE team debuted – but about who they debuted with.Kofi Kingston (now Kofi) and Xavier Woods’ (Awesome Austin Creed) arrival in AEW had felt inevitable from the moment the veteran stars chose to leave WWE in May. The multi-time tag team champions reportedly chose not to take the pay cut offered to them by parent company TKO just one year into a five-year contract. The duo made their debut in the Trios Championship Roulette Royale that began during the Buy In preshow and spilled into the main card of All In, AEW’s biggest show, from Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday.They are offically known as The New Level and entered to “New Level” by A$AP Ferg feat.
Future.Prince Nana lifted Kofi up like a wheelbarrow to ensure his feet didn’t hit the ground in the battle royale-style match.It was reminiscent of what we have seen from Kofi at Royal Rumbles.
Their teammate, Swerve Strickland, was the most important piece of it all as the group answered the former AEW World champion’s rival, “Hangman” Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King’s Trios championship challenge along with five other teams.“We are gonna turn this whole s–t upside down,” Strickland said to the camera.“This is where the money is.”Teaming with Strickland, who calls himself “The Most Dangerous Man in AEW,” has invaded Page’s home and had some of the most violent matches in company history, sends a clear signal that Kofi and Creed won’t be throwing pancakes, sporting unicorn horns and pushing rainbows and cereal in AEW.The trio, if they stay together, could easily line up for a match with The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) at All Out on Sept.
26 from Chicago’s Now Arena. While they will have their fun – because fans certainly want to see it – this should be a much more serious presentation as the 45-year-old Kofi and Creed, 39, work outside WWE for the first time since...